6. "I just happened to be there on Mount Gilboa," the young man said. "Saul was there too. He was leaning on his spear. The enemy chariots and chariot drivers had almost caught up with him.
7. Then he turned around and saw me. He called out to me. I said, 'What do you want me to do?'
8. "He asked me, 'Who are you?' " 'An Amalekite,' I answered.
9. "Then he said to me, 'Stand over me and kill me! I'm close to death, but I'm still alive.'
10. "So I stood over him and killed him. I did it because I knew that after he had lost the battle he would be killed anyway. So I took the crown that was on his head. I also took his armband. I've brought them here to you. You are my master."
11. Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them. All of his men did the same thing.